The Chamber of Deputies approved the air agreement between the government of the Dominican Republic and the government of the People’s Republic of China. The agreement was signed in Beijing, China. The agreement had already passed in the Senate.
The civil air transport service agreement establishes exemptions from customs duties, charges, fees and other levies for equipment and items used on the aircraft. It also establishes that both parties will landing on the territory of the other party, to make non-commercial stops at previously established points for different purposes.
Article 12 on taxes and customs charges establishes that when an aircraft, within the framework of the agreement, arrives to the territory of the other party, its regular equipment, spare parts (including engines), fuels (introduced in the territory of the other party and retained on board the aircraft, at its entry and exit) and the food, beverages and tobacco transported is exempt on the basis of reciprocity from duties, taxes, inspection fees and other similar fees and charges.
Also, in Article 2, the agreement provides that the designated airlines of each party shall enjoy the rights to fly through its territory without landing on the territory of the other party through the air routes described by the aeronautical authorities of the other party.
The agreement awards the right to make non-commercial stops at established points in the territory of the other party and to make stops to take on board or disembark air transit passengers, baggage, cargo and mail originating in or destined for the first party.
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N Digital
27 December 2022